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Administrator | Sharjah Cricket Association & International Cricket Council |
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Format | One Day International |
First edition | 1986 |
Latest edition | 1994 |
Tournament format | Round-robin and Knock Out |
Number of teams | 6 per tournament |
Current champion | Pakistan (3rd title) |
Most successful | Pakistan (3 titles) |
Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (371) |
Most wickets | Wasim Akram (18) |
The Austral-Asia Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
The Arab cricketer, enthusiast and millionaire Abdur Rahman Bukhathir brought cricket initially to Sharjah in the mid-1980s and he masterminded a one-day tournament involving Asia and Australasia's main cricketing nations – Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.